With my tongue slightly in cheek, and foot hopefully not in mouth, I wanted to introduce a very off-topic subject here — actions which I humbly submit SHOULD be felonies and which COULD (possibly) be deterred by the level of punishment typically associated with a felonious conviction. Or is that a conviction for being felonious? I’m so confused. Anyway…where was I…oh yes…I plan, imminently, to launch what I hope will be a “trending topic” on Twitter and elsewhere:
It Should Be a Felony (abbreviated as #ISBAF)
For example:
#ISBAF for someone to say ‘I love you’ on his cellphone in a public bathroom…while flushing the urinal
#ISBAF to destroy the Gulf of Mexico (unless, of course, you’re a multinational corporation)
#ISBAF for cashiers not to be able to make change w/o looking at the cash register readout
I encourage all to participate on Twitter and/or by comments here. If there’s enough interest, I’ll launch a dedicated blog!
Irreverently yours,
Jonathan Bernstein